Students seeking the B. S. degree in Child Development may elect one of three areas:

Family and Consumer Sciences, Birth through Kindergarten, and Psychology,

      Each of these programs prepares students for successful careers working with or on behalf of families and children.  The Family and Consumer Sciences concentration is broader in scope preparing the student for professional job opportunities following graduation working with many agencies and programs.  The Birth through Kindergarten major leads to a North Carolina Teaching License and profession teaching positions with the public schools, and the Psychology concentration is designed to prepare the student for additional study in graduate school.

 Child Development graduates have five broad career options:

 Serving children directly as a

           Teacher or director of child development centers
           Teacher or administrator of Head Start Programs
           Public School educator
           Child Life Specialists in a hospital setting

 Serving families directly as a

           Co-operative Extension Agent
           Caseworker with social services
           Intervention specialist

 Organizing services for children and families as a

           State child care licensing agent
           Resource and Referral specialists

Providing information for those who work with children and families as a

           Training specialists
           College teacher
           Consultant
           Researcher
           Author or editor

Providing the general public with goods and services related to children and families as a

           Sales representative
           Designer of play equipment
           Legislator
           Advocate for children and consumers